Capítulo 818: Chapter 752: Ye Wuming
“Did I open my eyes?”
“Is that the main point?”
“I’m not the Emperor Ye, you are.” The blind man sneered, “I gave up that identity last epoch, and the Power of Faith from this world’s Emperor Ye is all focused on you and won’t be shared with me. Is there a problem with saying it’s not me? Besides, I don’t have a bunch of followers who treat themselves like a brothel. At least brothels pay! Whoever is the Emperor Ye should be ashamed. Whoever wants to be can be.”
“Identity abandoned, physical body gone.” Zhao Changhe easily deduced the truth, “So the Emperor Ye merged with the Heavenly Book, turning themselves into the Book Spirit.”
The blind man seemed to have accepted the exposure of his identity. In truth, the moment Zhao Changhe laid eyes on the appearance of Jiuyou, everything was already undeniable. But some things were inevitable; Zhao Changhe would eventually have to face Jiuyou.
She spoke in a very calm tone, “So what? What relevance does your probing into my identity have to the current situation? Isn’t what you should care about whether Jiuyou is going to turn you into a servant?”
“You don’t intervene in other matters, but you always look after me in Jiuyou-related issues. Why should I be afraid?”
“Zhao Changhe, you really don’t seem to understand one thing…” The blind man said coldly, “I’m not following you around all the time. I’ve told you very early on, I observe the world, including you. So whatever you do or if you call me, I’ll know. But it doesn’t mean I’m always beside you. When I have other matters to attend to, your call won’t work. Sometimes when you call me and I don’t respond, it’s not that I’m ignoring you but that I’m not there, understand?”
Zhao Changhe chuckled, “Isn’t that even better? It means I’m not a fool who calls for a goddess and gets no response.”
The blind man almost wanted to strangle him.
Zhao Changhe laughed for a while, then grew serious, “Blindie…”
“What?”
“What she does to me is secondary. The truly important thing is if we campaign northward, we’re afraid she might stab us from within, and Wanzhuang and old Cui won’t be able to withstand it. So if that happens, could you help keep an eye on her?”
The blind man was silent.
Zhao Changhe added, “I know you generally don’t get involved in worldly affairs, but this isn’t ordinary worldly affairs, it’s a Jiuyou matter.”
The blind man slowly said, “This means you have to face the likes of Longevity Heaven or Bodhisattva on your own, I can’t offer any help.”
Zhao Changhe laughed heartily, “That’s always been my business!”
For some reason, the blind man was somewhat annoyed by his ambitious demeanor, saying coldly, “You should first deal with the Tao Venerable in front of you. You’ve exposed Zhao Changhe’s identity; he knows you have the Heavenly Book. Don’t expect me to slap him like I did back in Kunlun.”
Zhao Changhe said, “In retrospect, that was Blindie’s overflowing love.”
The blind man was furious, “Get out!”
Zhao Changhe laughed uproariously.
Isn’t this obviously teasing her when she can’t hit me… I’m such a fool, she can’t hit people, hasn’t this always been the case…
“What are you grinning about?” Huangfu Qing removed the Vermilion Bird Mask and hugged him from behind, leaning against his back, and said softly, “You performed well today. I was worried you’d be infatuated and really bring Jiuyou home.”
Zhao Changhe caressed her slender hand around his waist and said with a smile, “What if I really did bring her home?”
Huangfu Qing’s hand turned into a claw, pinching his belly, “I’d kill you! That’s the Ancient Demon, the enemy of Emperor Ye. Speaking of Emperor Ye’s karma, even if you’ve deliberately avoided it, it’s inevitable you’ve inherited part of it, at least this enemy’s karma can’t be escaped, right?”
Zhao Changhe sighed, “I’ve inherited quite a lot…”
“Hmm?”
“I inherited all of her subordinates in one go, even holding them in my embrace and nibbling on them.” Zhao Changhe turned around and embraced Huangfu Qing, giving her a kiss.
Huangfu Qing laughed, “I’m your subordinate, not anyone else. It wouldn’t matter if you embraced her and nibbled on her.”
Zhao Changhe couldn’t see the blind man at the moment but could almost imagine the blind man’s livid expression.
Huangfu Qing looked at the sky and whispered, “Are you waiting here till nightfall?”
“Yes. If I openly and blatantly went to Louguan Platform again, Li Boping might interfere. Sneaking there at night, I’m somewhat worried about Yuxu.”
“You sneak at night to avoid official matters, but it won’t mean anything to Jiuyou. She would interfere, wouldn’t she?”
“No problem, she does her thing, someone will naturally deal with her.”
Huangfu Qing didn’t know that there was an angry blind man clenching her fists, thinking it was just Zhao Changhe’s dirty talk, and laughed, “You want to do it, but with your current strength, it can’t be achieved. By the way, did you make a breakthrough today because you were touched seeing me and Hongling work together?”
“Yes. You and Hongling are complementary, something we never thought about before… Experiencing this, many things I had before finally clicked, and the breakthrough happened just as there was a sharpening stone…” Zhao Changhe said as he turned to find Yue Hongling, “Where’s Hongling? She seems to have been very quiet, not even speaking during the earlier assembly in the hall.”
Huangfu Qing leaned in and whispered, “She was betrayed by her master and is in low spirits. You should comfort her well.”
You have a good relationship with her? Zhao Changhe was a bit surprised to glance at Huangfu Qing but didn’t care to ponder this; is a good relationship not good? He didn’t know what had happened between Yue Hongling and her sect, so he hurried into the room.
Yue Hongling was sitting alone in the room, leaning by the window, watching him from the courtyard.
She wasn’t exactly in low spirits; she was quite calm, and when she saw Zhao Changhe rushing in, there was a bit of amusement in her eyes, “Why, standing alone in the courtyard looking at trees and getting chased back by Sister Vermilion… That doesn’t seem like you, weren’t you the one who would cling to someone shamelessly when you returned after finishing things?”
“Nonsense.” Zhao Changhe sat beside her, “Just had a falling out with Jiuyou, thinking about the follow-up affairs.”
Yue Hongling said, “Jiuyou seems to be weighing heavily, especially with you feeling somewhat special. This consideration might be directed at you? Is there anything we need to do?”
“You still care about this, what’s happening with your sect?”
Yue Hongling smiled, her gaze once again going out the window, “Actually nothing, when I saw the prosperity of my sect at that moment, I already had a faint premonition. When it truly happened, I didn’t feel much of a ripple, thinking ‘as expected’. Maybe I have some problems myself, never feeling at home, so it’s not surprising he didn’t treat me as family.”
Zhao Changhe didn’t know how to comfort her.
Yue Hongling lazily leaned against his arms and said softly, “It’s just a pity, originally imagining you could come to my sect to propose, and I could marry you like any ordinary girl. Such expectations for people like us have become a luxury. In fact, watching the scene in the hall about negotiating marriage with the Li family lady, though knowing there’s a lot of hidden battles within, it looks somewhat enviable on the surface.”
Zhao Changhe said, “What’s so difficult about it? I have no parents in this world either, at that moment we’ll take the heaven as our father, earth as our mother, exchange vows at the peak of Langjuxu Mountain, and take Longevity Heaven Temple as our bridal chamber, that would be our beautiful story.”
Yue Hongling’s eyes lit up, and the little bit of gloom was dispelled, quite delighted, “It’s a deal then.”
Zhao Changhe further said, “He will get his retribution.”
Yue Hongling was about to say revenge isn’t necessary when Zhao Changhe preemptively put his finger on her lips and softly said, “I won’t take action, you can watch… how could he be at ease bullying my Hongling?”
The blind man crossed her arms, unable to suppress the thought: how can you articulate your deepest desires to one woman while turning around and saying such things to another, and yet not feel nauseous?
But unfortunately, her complaint was futile; the parties involved were absolutely taken by it, and before long, those two were already entwined in a kiss.
The most frustrating part was, with the gentle snowflakes fluttering past the window, the scene looked both beautiful and cozy.
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PS: It seems like if I don’t request votes, the goal for seeking votes might not be achieved… For the sake of giving Blindie a name, could I ask for a monthly ticket please~